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Minnesota vs Nevada Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 1.2 times (19%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.3 times (30%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
- Boundary Peak is 10,823 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
- Nevada's lowest point is 120 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Nevada Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
- Minnesota's population is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
- Minnesota's population density is 2.4 times (145%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
- Las Vegas' population is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Minneapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's.
History
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 6 years.
Minnesota vs Nevada Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Nevada's.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Nevada's.
Minnesota vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties
- Minnesota has 87 counties, while Nevada has 17.
- Minnesota's county count is 5.1 times (412%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 2.9 times (191%) larger than St. Louis County's.
Smallest county by area
- Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
- Ramsey County's land area is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
- Clark County's population is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Hennepin County's.
Least populous county
- Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
- Traverse County's population is 4.4 times (335%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
- Douglas County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Hennepin County's.
Poorest county
- Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
- Pine County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Pershing County's.
Minnesota vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax
- Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while Nevada has no state income tax.
- Minnesota's top rate is 9.85 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
- Minnesota's rate is 0.55 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 0.1 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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